Trading with the neighbours - we show you how Macedonian companies are trying to make the most of their strategic location in the heart of the Balkans. Do you believe in miracles? We tell you why believers at Skopje’s Sveti Dimitrije Church do. Finally, Vladimiri Franz, a young rock musician shows you the many faces of the Macedonian capital Skopje.
Karel De Gucht talks about his decision to ask the European Court of Justice to rule on the legality of ACTA, a controversial anti-piracy agreement. He also comments on his recent trip to China and explains his frustration at the lack of reciprocity in trade exchanges with Beijing. Finally, the European Commissioner for Trade talks about the new Greek bailout plan.
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday told Chinese vice president and heir apparent Xi Jinping that China had a responsibility to ensure a “balanced trade flow” in international trade and highlighted human rights concerns.
China's Vice President Xi Jinping warned the US against boosting its military presence in Asia while vowing to address US concerns that the renminbi is undervalued ahead of a Washington visit. He is set to meet US President Barack Obama on Tuesday.
France’s trade deficit reached a record €69.6 billion in 2011, despite good export figures in the aeronautics sector, French junior minister for Trade Pierre Lellouche (pictured) said in an interview published Tuesday.
Asia-Pacific leaders committed to lowering trade barriers and reducing tariffs on environmental goods to five percent as the regional APEC summit closed on Sunday. APEC economies account for 60 percent of trade in environmental goods and services.
US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao presented competing trade agendas at the APEC summit Saturday, with Obama privately taking China to task for what he said Americans saw as "unfair" trade and currency practices.
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived in Hawaii late Friday for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit after announcing that his country would join key negotiations aimed at knocking down trans-Pacific trade barriers.
